The Act of Writing: Pulling Words Out of Thin Air
You sit there. Stare at the computer screen. You think, ponder and argue within. Then you press the keyboard, and again, and again, as you begin to type. Soon you have a sentence, then a paragraph, and before you know it a completed article. As writers we are amazing in that we make a product out of seemingly thin air!…
Well so it seems as words materialize and an end product gets produced. The reality is that the written word is the manifestation of thought and thought has no physical property at all, just like the human spirit doesn’t. Thought does exist nevertheless and it’s in our ability to record the intricate yet mysterious metaphysical existence of thought that makes the written word a bridge between the everyday physical world of matter and the supernatural realm of thought, spirits and the mechanism for objective reality. Unlike painting where one can chose to either express or depict, writing is neither. Writing is to record thought. Our invisible thought does all of the hard work, it even shapes the words we use, and controls the flow of the written word. The physical act of writing is merely our response to inspiration. Inspiration allows for our emotion and thought to be expressed from its metaphysical state to this simple physical reality.
When we write we open a bridge between two very different worlds. Sometimes the journey of thought into writing is quick and sporadic, and at times it’s a slow process that requires patience and perseverance. We sit, think, speak, argue within, as we begin to progress thought from its invisible state to the seen physical reality of our writing.
We writers do seem to pull words from thin air. It is a clever illusion nevertheless. Think of your written word as a bridge between a far advanced world than what we live in, and when you do, you’ll realise just how special the written word really is! Thank you!
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August 18th, 2010 at 5:58 am
The art of writing is truly amazing. Sometimes what comes out of my head surprises me too.
August 18th, 2010 at 7:08 am
Thanks for reading and commenting Leo!
August 18th, 2010 at 9:08 am
pulling words out of the air? I tend to do this way too often
August 18th, 2010 at 10:08 am
Thanks for reading and commenting Marie
August 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Writing is indeed record thought.
The art of writing is a blissful one.
Nice article.
August 18th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
i think we writers do pull words out of thin air.. giggles.. and it does feel like bridge to another world at times.. a world of illusion and dreams… a world we can share or form anyway we want.. i used it to be more attentive of my moods…
August 18th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Thanks for reading and commenting SMS Man, and carissimi
August 18th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
The connection between thought and written language is fascinating. It’s one of the things that got me hooked on writing. You express this connection well.
August 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Thanks for reading and commenting Guy Hogan! I havent seen you on one of my articles in at least 6 months! lol